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Mimi

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on: Jul 9, 2018
A situation in which one political party holds the presidency and the other controls one or both houses of Congress is known as __________.
 
  a. divided government
  b. checks and balances
 c. autocracy
  d. separation of powers

Question 2

Congress's watchdog over executive branch spending is __________.
 
  a. the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
 b. the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
  c. the Department of the Treasury
  d. the General Accountability Office (GAO)


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aadams68

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Reply #1 on: Jul 9, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d


Mimi

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Reply 2 on: Jul 9, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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